Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...
It seems reasonable to me that “unselfish” behavior in animals or humans can be similarly and variously explained by some combination of altruism, protective instincts, and reciprocal behavior. Why ...
According to their model, the distress experienced by those close to the dead animal (such as a parent, offspring, or mate) ...
A new large-scale study led by a research team from the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change has found that wildlife responds not only to how humans reshape their habitats, but also to the ...
Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language? Studies suggest that populations, even ...
Her science and spirituality shattered the human-made boundary between us and the rest of the natural world, and she demonstrated that empathy is not the enemy of scientific rigor.